This new tutorial takes the faux cloisonne technique to the next level.

"Love your idea for the back closure! And the tutorial is very well written and easy to understand." Mary (Washington DC, USA)

This polymer clay and resin tutorial contains 19 pages of detailed step-by-step explanations with 40 big full-color pictures to help you learn

how to make a polymer clay brooch in ANY shape,

how to decorate it with metal leaf, wire, and mica powders,

how to obtain mica powders in custom colors,

how to color metal leaf with alcohol inks,

how to attach the closure to its back,

how to give it a beautiful smooth and shiny finish.

Bonus material: a number of sketches of faux cloisonne brooches with metal leaf inlays which you are welcome to use in your work.

A complete list of tools and materials for this project and the best places to buy them are also provided, as always.

The first picture on this page shows the project described in this tutorial, and the last three pictures demonstrate possible variations of this technique. Place a mouse over the small pictures to see them enlarged.

Techniques and designs demonstrated in this tutorial may also be used to make pendants, earrings, and other jewelry.

Note: To complete this project, you will need to cover the brooch with two-part epoxy resin.